tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post4852286943786845468..comments2023-10-31T06:25:46.016-04:00Comments on SLANTblog: Crazy is, as crazy doesF.T. Reahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-44222344726581079592009-03-29T19:14:00.000-04:002009-03-29T19:14:00.000-04:00Dear FT: If I haven't been clear in the past, let...Dear FT: If I haven't been clear in the past, let me try now to do better: I think you are doing an important public service, by casting a skeptical eye on the Baseball in the Bottom proposal. I just wish we could all debate the merits of the proposal, and the back-up data, in a reasonable, rational, adult way. That is NOT to say that I think you or you alone have been less than decorous in the discussion. That is just to note for the record that sometimes this "debate" has degenerated to the point that it seems a tit-for-tat "who shot John?", rather than any meaningful discussion. No fingers pointed here, just a general observation. Thanks for being willing to take a stand, and defend your position. Whether I ultimately end up being 100% in your camp, or 100% on the other side, or more likely somewhere in the middle, I think the dialogue is INDUBITABLY an important one. Thanks for letting me have a small part in the discussion. Caring about this City, and having the courage of your convictions to stand up and put yourself out there to articulate and defend your position - well, I think that's a GOOD thing, and something to be admired. Best regards, MelissaMelissa Loughridge Savenkohttp://www.melissasavenko.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-91428006322531676722009-03-29T00:37:00.000-04:002009-03-29T00:37:00.000-04:00Rita Mae Brown said something really wise about en...Rita Mae Brown said something really wise about encounters with people who know you from your writing:<BR/><BR/>"If people like your work and tell you, that's a fabulous feeling. If they give you flowers or a memento of their regard, be grateful. They went to a lot of trouble to please you. If they ask for more than that, they are over the line."<BR/><BR/>I've had to gently explain this to my folks when they don't know why I'm not thrilled that someone called their house at 9pm on a weekend because they just read something I wrote that they liked and my parents' number is listed and mine is not. There's a reason for that! It's nice to be read and appreciated, and even nicer to be told so -- at the right time and place.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161847004747911130noreply@blogger.com